Dear Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board,

I noted on the DPMC website,

"KASANJI, Mrs Ruxmani Vanmali, For services to the Indian community, Mrs Ruxmani Kasanji became the first Headmistress of the Wellington Indian Association (WIA) Gujarati Language School for Children in 1969, managing a staff of nine voluntary teachers. Mrs Kasanji taught Gujarati on a weekly basis between 1958 and 1973 with an annual roll of around 175 to 200 students aged five to 13 years. She played a key role in the establishment of the Indian Women’s Committee, known as Mahila Samaj, at the WIA. This committee focused on women’s welfare and fundraising and she was Secretary from 1971 until 1988. She was made a Life Member of WIA in 1994, one of only two women in the WIA’s history to receive this recognition. She has been a member of the Indian Senior Citizens Group since 2015. She helped establish Yoga in Daily Life Society in Wellington in 1993 and served on the Board from 1996 to 2010. She was President in the mid-1990s and Vice President from 2012 to 2015. She was a member of the Indian Community Advisory Group of Te Papa Tongarewa for the ‘Aainaa’ exhibition and has continued as an Indian community advisor for the museum until the present. Mrs Kasanji has donated personal objects to the museum for Indian cultural collections and was featured in the ‘Passports’ exhibition."

I would like to understand who else is on your Indian Community Advisory Group and how is the group been selected? Has they been paid any fees for attend meetings or any of their expense been reimbursed? Besides, the Indian Community Advisory Group, do you have any other type of Advisory Group?

Yours faithfully,

john luke

Dear Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board,

May I confirm that you have received my OIA request? Thanks

Yours faithfully,

john luke

Dear Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board,

May I confirm that you have received my OIA request?

Yours faithfully,

john luke

Dear OIA,

May I ask for the advisory group established for the past 5 years and what is the current status for these groups. Cheers

Yours sincerely,

john luke